We invite people of all backgrounds, races and religions to build houses together in partnership with families in need.Call Vanessa at 815 440 6598 today regarding volunteering with us.

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Habitat for Humanity of Ogle County recieves grant

Habitat for Humanity of Ogle County, Inc. and Vanessa White-Broome, Executive Director, are proud to announce that their organization
has received a $30,000.00 grant from the Community Grants Program of the
Community Foundation of Northern Illinois with support from the Dr. Louis &
Violet Rubin Fund for its 2020Rochelle New Home Build& 2020 Ogle County
Exterior Repair Projects.

BUY THIS HOUSE

Buy this newly-renovated home located in beautiful
Mt. Morris, Illinois, and support Habitat for Humanity of Ogle County. Enjoy small
town living at its best with this 3-bedroom, 1-bathroom home. Open floor plan allows full array of natural
light, from sun up to sun down. This home has a full, unfinished basement with
lots of room for your ideas. The large open back yard is great for gatherings
or just a quiet night under the stars. Habitat for Humanity Owned, being Sold
As Is.

A
Brush with Kindness is an exterior
home preservation program that provides services such as painting, landscaping,
and minor repair services for lower
income homeowners in need. Habitat for Humanity of Ogle County helps homeowners
impacted by age, disability and family circumstances, who may be struggling to
maintain the exterior of their homes, reclaim their homes with pride and
dignity. A BWK serves as a companion to our core building program enabling us
to serve more families and increase opportunities for volunteers.

If you are a Ogle County homeowner and would like Habitat
for Humanity of Ogle County to consider

Qualified Homeowners Must: Own & reside in a home in Ogle
County; Meet annual income guidelines
and other qualifications; have homeowner’s insurance; submit an application
& comply with other requested information, & are not at risk of
foreclosure.

It is with sadness that we learned in December 2019 of the loss of long
standing board member, Virgil Rocke. On behalf of the Habitat for Humanity of
Ogle County Board members and Vanessa White-Broome. Executive Director, we will
always remember and appreciate the strong Christian leadership role and many
hours that Virgil contributed to our affiliate."

On March 12, 2020 Sue Benesh passed away. Sue
was a true champion for Habitat for Humanity of Ogle County. Sue served for
many years on the Family Selection Committee helping us chose a Habitat partner
family for new builds. She was also always available to help with Habitat
fundraisers. One of her close friends, said Sue did a "super job of keeping the
committee connected." We will miss Sue and were blessed to have her involved
with our affiliate.

We've been very busy!

We've
been building decent, affordable quality homes since 2002 for lower
income families that might not otherwise qualify for a mortgage.
Historically new 3-bedroom builds have cost our affiliate approximately
$80,000 - $90,000.00. We partner with qualified families who might not
otherwise be able to realize their dream of homeownership.
As we continue to build or improve places that families can call
home, housing insecurity and substandard living conditions
no longer present a threat to these families. These conditions
can greatly impact lower income families. Our goal remains
serving lower income, working families in order to break the cycle of
poverty and poor living conditions. Building strength, stability and
self-reliance through homeownership can make a huge difference to
families in need. Our programs are a "hands up, not a
hand-out, and partner mortgage funds are reinvested to build more homes
and assist us in serving more families.

Click HERE for more information about donating you car or many other items

If you are
interested in getting involved with our newest projects in Ogle County call or email vanessawhite82@yahoo.com.

2018 Polo family moves into new home!

“This is my house”

If I hadn’t found Habitat, we would still be in that one-bedroom apartment. And

it wasn’t the best of conditions.

There was an old electric stove, and depending
on what you were doing, you’d get shocked. The dryer was always going
out, and we had to hang clothes all over the house. It seemed
really quiet when we were looking for a place, but then over time,
there was a lot of violence. There was actually a homicide in our
building. It’s those things that put a lot of stress on people, and we
were definitely feeling that.

I didn’t think I was going to qualify. But they
considered that a need: four people in one bedroom, having the
issues that we were having.

I had no idea that I was capable of doing a lot of the things we ended up doing.

I loved it.

For almost a year, I was working seven days a
week, plus doing sweat equity. Depending on my shifts, I would work a
morning shift, then go to the Habitat ReStore and work an evening shift
there. Monday through Friday, I took Habitat classes in the evening,
and I put in my construction hours on the weekends, every Saturday
possible.

While constructing the house, I got to know my
neighbors. We built each other’s homes, and you can’t get
much closer than that.

The biggest difference overall is that general sense of security. Just knowing that it’s ours, and we make all the decisions — it’s been really comforting for our family.

I think the kids knowing that they won’t have to
move is very comforting. We’ve made a lot of moves over the years — 13,
in fact.

I know my son really appreciates having his
room. Having his space, his own room — he really likes it a lot. He’s
trying to convince me to turn the basement into a room, which I don’t
know if I’m keen on yet. But it’s definitely a possibility. Just
knowing that we have possibilities, it’s really awesome.

You know, I think I was more scared buying a car than buying the house.

And the only reason for that was Habitat for
Humanity. I feel really comforted knowing that, if anything were
to happen, Habitat would work with me. So I didn’t feel scared, just
willing.

When I went to sign all the official paperwork,
and they hand you the real keys and the title and everything,
that’s when I was like, “This is happening.

This is now my house, and these are my keys.” We
moved in right away, that next weekend, and even with boxes all over
the place it felt like, “This is my house.”

Habitat
for Humanity International's motivation, as well as its affiliates, is
to unite people around the concept of "putting God's love into action"
along with others from all faiths or with no faith convictions who are
interested in helping those in need of improved shelter. Habitat for
Humanity conducts its programs in ways that are sensitive and
respectful to the cultural context and the local faith community and
reflect our belief that all are created in God's image and deserve to
be treated without discrimination. Habitat for Humanity will not offer
assistance on the expressed or implied condition that people must 1)
adhere to or convert to a particular faith or 2) listen and respond to
messaging designed to induce conversion to a particular faith.

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organization. Your gift is tax-deductible as allowed by law.